It served the Detroit metropolitan area and covers all of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
[citation needed] To find current information about Michigan Crossroads Council or Mishigami Lodge, visit michiganscouting.org or mishigami.org The Great Lakes Field Service Council is divided into eight districts divided by the school and religious districts they serve.
During these times the CPT fort staff are demonstrating period crafts and providing hands-on activities to those in camp.
[4] With the closure of Camp Agawam, the Chief Pontiac Village has relocated the living history site to Kensington Metropark's Farm Center.
Edward N. Cole Canoe Base is the second of four pieces of property owned by the Great Lakes Field Service Council.
The ranch is a 1,700-acre (6.9 km2) piece of wilderness, located on the southern border of Lapeer County, Michigan.
[6] Lost Lake Scout Reservation (LLSR) was a 2,385-acre (10 km2) camp located in Freeman Township, Clare County in Northern Michigan.
LLSR was a Boy Scout Camp and was the fourth of four pieces of property owned by the Great Lakes Field Service Council.
[8] Noquet Lodge performed service to all Great Lakes Council Camps, hosted fellowship activities, promoted camping among council Boy Scout Troops and Cub Scout Packs, and attended regional and national Order of the Arrow events.
[9] Chapters coordinate their own service and fellowship activities, as well as train teams which conduct the membership induction process.
Like all Order of the Arrow programs, the Noquet Lodge had youth leaders who were advised [citation needed] by appointed adults.
[11] Noquet Lodge was divided into five Chapters: Chippewa, Lalai Haki, Migisi Opawgan, Ottawa, Pontiac-Manito.
The new lodge selected its name and totem as Migisi Opawgan, meaning "Eagle" and "Peace Pipe" respectively, in 1941.
Migisi Opawgan was involved in the construction and funding of many major projects and Detroit Area Camps.
Charles Howell Scout Reservation's O-A Cabin was funded by Migisi Opawgan and its members.
Migisi Opawgan had many administrative structures in place, each representing the needs of the Council and its members.
As the lodge grew, the initial camp based chapters were replaced by divisions of the council's territory.
In addition to providing service to Council Camps, Migisi Opawgan participated in regional and national Order of the Arrow Activities, beginning as the host of the first Michigan State Conclave, held in 1947.
Nine members of Migisi Opawgan have been presented with the Order of the Arrow's Distinguished Service Award.
Awards were presented to youth and adult leaders, lodge and chapter officers and committee members, and those who had distinguished themselves in outstanding ways.